Waste Remedy Training Specialist

GreenSpace Recycling • San Jose, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

GreenSpace Recycling is hiring a full-time Waste Remedy Training Specialist to support onboarding and ongoing development of its San Jose Bay Area Waste Remedy team. This is a working trainer role that spends time in the field on routes, demonstrating how to service apartment communities, sort waste and recycling, remove bulky items, and clean waste enclosures and chute rooms. The role promotes consistent, safe operations and follow-through across routes and properties, and prepares team members for success from their first day onward.

The schedule is a five-day workweek. Sunday, Monday, and Friday are required workdays; Saturday and one additional weekday are off. Start times are between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM. Routes are designed to take approximately 7.5 hours on an average day, although end times vary with daily route needs. The company provides a box truck and equipment. Employment offers are contingent on pre-employment screenings and DOT medical certification; GreenSpace covers the screening and certification costs.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license and at least 5 years of relative driving experience.
• Safe driving record that meets company insurance requirements.
• Ability to perform sustained physical work throughout the shift, including lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, and safely maneuvering heavy or bulky items weighing up to 150+ pounds using lift gates and tools.
• Ability to communicate clearly when help is needed.
• Willingness to work around trash, unpleasant odors, spills, and other messy conditions.
• Ability and willingness to sort trash and recycling, clean work areas, and handle furniture and appliances.
• Strong communication skills and a steady leadership presence.
• Self-directed and dependable when working independently across multiple routes and properties.
• Reliable attendance and timely communication.
• Successful completion of pre-employment driving risk analysis, Motor Vehicle Report review, drug screening, background check, and DOT medical certification.

Nice To Haves

• Box truck driving experience.

Responsibilities

• Train new and existing Waste Remedy Agents in the field.
• Demonstrate expert-level execution on all designated routes and adjust instruction to trainees’ experience and learning styles.
• Observe performance, provide practical feedback, document training progress, identify areas needing support, and communicate readiness for independent work to management.
• Communicate training needs and concerns to management.
• Maintain working knowledge of routes, route changes, and property-specific requirements and expectations.
• Cover or assist on any route as operational needs arise, while staying aligned with daily operations and standard procedures.
• Drive a company-provided box truck to service apartment communities along assigned routes.
• Sort trash and recycling on-site and service waste enclosures and chute rooms.
• Support day-to-day field operations, address issues in real time, and escalate when needed.
• Model company expectations through behavior and work quality.
• Safely lift, maneuver, and remove heavy or bulky items, including furniture and appliances, using lift gates and provided equipment and requesting assistance when appropriate.
• Clean waste enclosures and chute rooms, including sweeping loose debris, picking up spilled waste, and completing related cleanup.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $31.00 to $32.50 per hour, with additional earnings based on recycling.
• PTO accrual.
• 401(k) plan after 60 days.
• Medical insurance after 90 days.
• GreenSpace covers pre-employment screening and certification costs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed